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If you're interested, Wye comes from the name of the river, which means either to wander, or crooked hills. Either seem relevant given the strange way that the
by kraftman 6y ago
If you're interested, Wye comes from the name of the river, which means either to wander, or crooked hills. Either seem relevant given the strange way that the river wye goes from wide, slow meandering bends across floodplains into rapids through steep crooked valleys (as opposed to most rivers that start in mountains and end in floodplains.)
Monmouth is at the mouth of the river Monnow, a tributary of the Wye.
- gorgoiler 6y agoKeep unpacking meanings please, this is really interesting. Where do Monnow and Tintern come from?
- mpclark 6y agoOh dear. I lived three years in Tintern and five in Monmouth and can’t answer either of those!
- stereo 6y agoAccording to Wikipedia: The River Monnow derives its name from the Welsh (Cymraeg, Myn-wy) and translates to "swift water". (myn means swift, and wy is one of the many Welsh words for water). The name Tintern may derive from the Welsh din + d/teyrn, meaning "rocks of the king".
- Lammy 6y agoAlso a common term for a particular type of railway junction that resembles the river: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wye_(rail) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wye_(rail)